Need to Know (2018)
- Developer
- Monomyth Games
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, Simulation
- Rating
- 3.3 of 5, 297 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 19 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A slow-burn surveillance thriller where you methodically dissect private lives while feeling the constant weight of complicity and paranoia.
surveillancetenseatmosphericstory-drivenmoral choicesoppressivedeliberatesuspenseful
What players say
Players compare it to Papers, Please and Orwell, but many feel the game forces them down a single path with no meaningful choices. Reviews are split: some admire the music and concept, while others criticize the buggy UI, vague instructions, and a campaign that drags past 20 hours. A few long-time backers say development was abandoned.
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